Guest v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation Act

Claimant, who had worked for several years at Vocaline Company, was discharged on September 7, 1960, for violating a company rule, known to claimant, forbidding fighting on the company premises, having struck a supervisor who, according to the finding of facts, had called claimant a “queer.” Claimant registered for work and filed a claim for unemployment benefits as of September 11, 1960, but the examiner disapproved claims from September 4 to October 8 on grounds of a discharge for wilful misconduct under § 31-236 (2) (b) of the General Statutes, this decision having been affirmed by the…